Expeditions Featuring Ocean Life Institute Researchers NOAA's Ocean Explorer: Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes SeaSeptember 27 to October 16, 2007 Join Larry Madin, Chief Scientist and WHOI's Director of Research, on an expedition to unexplored waters south of the Philippine Islands, in search of the strange, and possibly unknown, fishes, jellyfish, squids and shrimp that live in the dark deep waters of the Celebes Sea. » Visit Web site Recent Research Highlights [more highlights] November 4, 2009Having Their Phosphorus and Eating It Too Scientists discover a marine species with remarkable talents that help it corner the market on a scarce but critical nutrient in the oceans. Source: Oceanus Magazine  November 13, 2007Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron Scientists, policymakers, economists, and environmental advocates gathered at a symposium at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to iron out the uncertainties of fertilizing the oceans with iron as a means to mediate global warming. Source: Oceanus Magazine  July 25, 2006Ocean Microscope Reveals Surprising Abundance of Life Using a new automated digital underwater microscope called a Video Plankton Recorder, scientists can observe and count bacteria and other tiny organisms over wide stretches of the ocean depths. Source: Oceanus Magazine  April 10, 2006Live From the Tropics, It's an Ocean Network WHOI scientists have installed PLUTO (the Panama Liquid Jungle Lab Underwater Tropical Observatory)—the latest in a series of cabled "undersea laboratories" that can continuously track conditions in coastal waters and transmit live images and data back to scientists worldwide. Source: Oceanus Magazine Recent Podcasts [more podcasts] The North Atlantic Right WhaleDr. Michael Moore talks about the North Atlantic Right Whale and what the future may hold for this endangered charismatic species. » iPod compatible » MP3 (audio) » View Video (Quicktime) » View Video (Media Player) Last updated: November 9, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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